tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3787091798260642277..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Schoonover StudiosJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33171287261454089542011-11-18T18:28:13.975-05:002011-11-18T18:28:13.975-05:00Artist friend Ron Spears and I did the same thing ...Artist friend Ron Spears and I did the same thing as Bil- visiting both the Pyle and Schoonover studios the same day. John Schoonover was especially gracious during our visit. It was a very inspiring day. More photos here:<br />http://gregnewbold.blogspot.com/2011/07/frank-schoonovers-studio.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73580000990928136902011-11-18T09:45:43.066-05:002011-11-18T09:45:43.066-05:00David: Yes, John Schoonover is also a gallery deal...David: Yes, John Schoonover is also a gallery dealer for his grandfather's work as well as for some of Frank Schoonover's contemporaries. Click on the Schoonover Studios link on the blogpost for John's website.<br /> -from Jeanette G.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2620098372235756562011-11-18T07:11:51.015-05:002011-11-18T07:11:51.015-05:00James
You said
"The studios are also a galle...James<br />You said <br />"The studios are also a gallery for collectors who might be interested."<br /><br />Are you saying they sell his original paintings from there?David Teterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747334525619423349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71570768146514927802011-11-18T00:58:43.276-05:002011-11-18T00:58:43.276-05:00That must have been so interesting. I read an amaz...That must have been so interesting. I read an amazing biography of NC Wyeth that talked a lot about his connection to Howard Pyle.(N.C. Wyeth A Biography (by David Michaelis) Didn't your ancestor study under Pyle? Was this a place that she would have studied also? -AliceGardenarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825293576137113989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3602560443870296802011-11-17T22:42:58.413-05:002011-11-17T22:42:58.413-05:00Got my Pyle book today from the Dinatopia store......Got my Pyle book today from the Dinatopia store... can't wait to read your essay James! -<br /><br />@ivo - not so much in delaware, but New York State is filled with dutch names often streams are 'kils' (FishKil) and across the hudson river is the "tappan zee' bridge, but many names become anglecized like "Red Hook", Kinderhook, Brooklyn, Flatbush and so fourth.My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69941943149183319052011-11-17T20:25:31.077-05:002011-11-17T20:25:31.077-05:00Ivo and James, I almost certain it's German, m...Ivo and James, I almost certain it's German, maybe Prussian (a lot of Prussians spoke whats called low-German, which would have sounded a lot like Dutch).Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80939553154881078642011-11-17T16:31:39.726-05:002011-11-17T16:31:39.726-05:00You may make a fanny pack cool again.You may make a fanny pack cool again.Sketching Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154250530072964453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87351502288378147312011-11-17T16:31:11.210-05:002011-11-17T16:31:11.210-05:00I visited Pyle's studio a year or so ago.. jus...I visited Pyle's studio a year or so ago.. just dropped in.. figured it must be a museum.. but it is occipied now by a group of local artists and I was given a personal tour by someone who just happened to be working there that day. Well worth seeing if you have never been.<br /><br />The Schoonover studio looks interesting as well. So much illustration history between Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley.Bil Hardenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779242142296640109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84320286641847160382011-11-17T13:46:08.370-05:002011-11-17T13:46:08.370-05:00IVO, I'm not sure of the ancestry--maybe John ...IVO, I'm not sure of the ancestry--maybe John can chime in--but as for pronunciation, I hear everyone say something like "SKOON-over."<br /><br />Paul and Surfin' Yes, it's a great destination for fans of Pyle and his teaching. The studios are also a gallery for collectors who might be interested. It's really a labor of love to keep such a space open, and to pass on the living tradition to younger artists.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89609677669929749322011-11-17T13:28:48.052-05:002011-11-17T13:28:48.052-05:00'Schoonover' sounds Dutch or Flemish to me...'Schoonover' sounds Dutch or Flemish to me. Did he have ancestors from these countries?<br />And... how do you Americans pronounce that name? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055371808132473950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78891557274041050092011-11-17T12:00:54.305-05:002011-11-17T12:00:54.305-05:00Sounds awesome. That must have been a lot of fun.Sounds awesome. That must have been a lot of fun.T. Arispehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384209171396117798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20334255445311129832011-11-17T08:09:36.461-05:002011-11-17T08:09:36.461-05:00How exciting, I didn't realize this was open. ...How exciting, I didn't realize this was open. I definitely will have to make an appointment someday. I love the expression on the portrait, the mouth oddly seems to capture that twinkle.Paul Allan Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925088593653418802noreply@blogger.com